profilaksis

== Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch prophylactisch (“prophylactic”), from Latin, from Ancient Greek πρό (pró, “before”) + φύλαξις (phúlaxis, “a watching, guarding”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /profiˈlaksis/ [pro.fiˈlak̚.sɪs] Rhymes: -aksis Syllabification: pro‧fi‧lak‧sis === Adjective === profilaksis (comparative lebih profilaksis, superlative paling profilaksis) (medicine) prophylactic: Serving to prevent or protect against an undesired effect, especially disease or pregnancy === Noun === profilaksis (plural profilaksis-profilaksis) (medicine) prophylactic: a medicine which preserves or defends against disease; a preventive. (figuratively) any device or mechanism intended to prevent harmful consequences. === Derived terms === === Further reading === “profilaksis”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016